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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Gatekeeper Strong in semis, fades in finals
1998 · Comedy, Crime · Guy Ritchie

39% overall reflects a film that's struggling, but the round data adds nuance: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels competes better in the middle rounds than the overall number suggests.

Synopsis

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

Round 1
37.2%
16/43
Semifinals
68.8%
Where it thrives
Finals
0%
The ceiling

69% in the semis, 0% in finals. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels doesn't just struggle in the final — it barely registers. The round that should crown a champion exposes a film that isn't one.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is the easy matchup at 73%. Snatch is the kryptonite at 0%. The gap between best and worst opponent says a lot about what Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels can and can't handle.

Dominates
Kryptonite
Snatch
100.0%

In It's Been Emotional: Best of Guy Ritchie, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels regularly reaches the final — then runs into Snatch. At 0%, it hasn't found the answer.

In Guy Ritchie's filmography, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ranks #7 of 8. Snatch leads at 71%; RocknRolla at 38% trails.

BingeBracket Record
39%
Win Rate
#51 of 73 in Comedy #38 of 51 from the 1990s #7 of 8 Guy Ritchie films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
Featured Tournament

Dead last in It's Been Emotional: Best of Guy Ritchie.

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Snatch #1
Sherlock Holmes #2
The Gentlemen #3
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #4
In the Grey #5
Wrath of Man #6
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels #7
RocknRolla #8
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